The Washington critic., 1887-09-06
WASHINGTON, SEPT. 9, 1851

WASHINGTON, SEPT G, 1851
ALL REPORTS to the effect that the
President and Mr.. Carlisle have taken
upon themselves the preparation of q
tariff bill ore to be taken with dis.
count The tariff Is, no doubt, sub.
jcct of consultation between them, and
II is not improbable that what they
agree on will be submitted TO others as
the busis of compromise legislation,
but revenue reform is many sided
question, and there nrG numerous con.
ilicting interests 10 be rcconCiled, ms
even the most careless observer Of
Congressional turil debate must have
noticed IT It can be settled, however,
that the internal revenue tax must 90
In part, as u condition To the reduction
of customs duiics, the great first step
will be taken. II is due to the South
that some concession be made in this
respect. She cannot be expected to
stand by the advocates of tariff revision
on the New York free trade plan with.
which 10 that section are the most
direct and onerous Of all the war taxes.
If the Administration proposes to ac-
cept the Pennsylvania platform as n
starter, IL need not be long before the
differences between Mr.. Randall and
Mr.. Carlisle can be sufficiently brldged
to admit of reasonable proposition In
the interest of real reform. Whether
any bill can be passed by the Senate Is
another question, but the existing fac
tions Of the House can probably be
brought to terms.
IT will be urged In behalf of the EN-.
ployes of the Philadelphia mint and
other Federal officials who took active
part In the recent Democratic conyen.
tion at Allentown, that they were off
on leave and that for the time being all
rules and regulations bearing on oflen-
sive partisanship were suspended, so
far as they were concerned. We
hardly think the Civil Service Reform.
ers will be able to make case against
them, for though majority, perhaps,
were engaged In Mr.. Randall interest,
not few were enlisted In behalf Of o
Reform Administration. II would be
difficult to draw line ruling out the
one without ruling out the other. and
as the results of the convention were
In the nature Of a compromise--some
call IL a straddle-ou the only question
at Issue, II will be hardly worth while
to proceed against the offenders. That
Federal employe should be inhibited
from advocating opinions on the tariff
would be new departure, indeed, and
II his opinions leaned toward reduc.
tion of the tax on whisky and tobacco,
would he be any more amenable to re-
buke than If he favored tariff revision
on the Carlisle Morrison plan exclu.
sively On the whole, II were better
10 let the matter 20. The Administra
tration cannot afford to make hodge.
podge Of revenue Ie'orm and civil
service reform.
ADMIRAL PoRrEns dramatic ro
nance, ALLAN Dare" was produced
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, last evening to a large and
friendly audience, many of those pres
ent being prominent In naval, military
and social circles. The critics deal
with the play quite gently, though
evidently not impressed with it as q
masterpiece of dramatic art.
The World says:
grat of oil IN ha IL
dramatic shape, so that action shall take the
place of dialogue, for there Is certainly toe
much OF the romance In 1t. Admiral Porter
has an admirable plot, but in Its present
manner Of unraveling II Is too struggling
and wearies the auditor unnecessarily.
THE Sun remarks:
A smplilcation Of the plot and an elimna
lion of some Of the characters would make
"Allan Dare a stirring melo.drama, and let
il do better justice to the original novel, al
though It can never be In tone above the or
dinary level of what are called sensation
plays, and Admiral Porter will. therefore
ever be proud Of II.
The star observes:
II play is one that invites critical study
II has the true material, and, even with Ia
obvious defects, arising from the rich mass oi
material, confirms the happy auspices of tht
Ul enlng season.
The Times says:
The show was always pretty, but the story
was often confused, and there was entirely
too much Of 1t.
And the Tribune:
'Allan Dare will rank with such works a.
"Thc ROmauy Rye, and no doubt will huy,
good business success, blt itmoans nothing
10 the stage; II has no value. and lJ will vanist
with the rest OF the lumber uf this Quecl
period of catchpouny experiment, upon pub
lie credulty and folly
a CorITsroSDEST suggests the cree
tlon OF monument to the late philnu
ihropist, Eliza Howard Powers w,
have numerous memorials 10 solder
and Statesmen, to Emancipation ant
Peace, hut none IN c1mmemoralion O
womans devotion to the sick aut
wounded soldiers Of the late war, which
in many instances rose to the plane o
asublime horoism. The suggestion 1
an eminenIly appropriate one, and Tn
CMr1C recommend. that steps Doe lakel
towards carrying 10 out. The CORE
spondent IN question Is Mr. AlcNlnle
Douglass Of the Government Priutinl
Office. who is entitled to the ongina